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Commentary: Cato Gets It Very Wrong: The Safety Net Supports, Rather Than Discourages, Work 21 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
In a new version of its report from 1995, the Cato Institute claims, “[t]he current welfare system provides such a high level of benefits that it acts as a disincentive for work.” Cato’s analysis has ...
House Leadership SNAP Proposal Would Eliminate Food Assistance for 4 Million to 6 Million Low-Income People 19 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
Shortly before Congress adjourned for its August recess, House Republican leaders disclosed that they plan to move a bill in September that cuts SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, fo...
House Republicans' Additional SNAP Cuts Would Increase Hardship in Areas with High Unemployment 7 Aug 2013 | 10:49 pm
Shortly before Congress adjourned for its August recess, House Republican leaders disclosed that they plan to move a bill in early September that doubles — to $40 billion over ten years — their propos...
Statement of Robert Greenstein, President, on the House Republican Leadership's New SNAP Proposal 3 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
Yesterday’s disclosure that House Republican leaders plan to move a bill in September that doubles — to $40 billion over ten years — their proposed cuts in SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Statement by Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the July Employment Report 2 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
Today’s disappointing jobs report reflects a familiar pattern. Though private employers added jobs for the 41st straight month, nonfarm payroll employment remains lower than at the December 2007 start...
Food Assistance Benefits to Drop for Nearly 47 Million Americans This November 1 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
All of the more than 47 million Americans, including 22 million children, who receive food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) will see...
Various Supports for Low-Income Families Reduce Poverty and Have Long-Term Positive Effects On Families and Children 30 Jul 2013 | 09:50 pm
Since the Great Depression, the United States has developed a set of supports to help low-income families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities make ends meet and obtain health care. Extens...
SNAP Enrollment Remains High Because the Job Market Remains Weak 29 Jul 2013 | 08:59 pm
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) historically has been the most responsive federal program after unemployment insurance in assisting famil...
Health Reform Tax on Insurers Should Not Be Repealed 25 Jul 2013 | 06:36 pm
Bills introduced in the House (H.R. 763) and Senate (S. 603) would repeal the tax on health insurance providers that Congress enacted in 2010 to help pay for health reform (the Affordable Care Act, or...
Timing Gimmicks Pose Threat to Fiscally Responsible Tax Reform 25 Jul 2013 | 01:31 am
A key goal of tax reform should be to generate new revenue as part of a balanced deficit-reduction package that replaces sequestration and reduces long-term deficits.[2] Revenue savings can come from ...
